Associate - Distribution Planner at Defy Appliances

Job Description

• We are currently on a search for an Associate Distribution Planner to join one of South Africa’s leading appliances manufacturer . The purpose of the role will be optimising the movement of goods from order planning to customer delivery in the most cost-efficient manner. This entails but not limited to inventory management, route planning, stakeholder coordination, order fulfilment and risk management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning deliveries from national/regional warehouses to customers thereby
• Optimising transport costs and ensuring sales orders are expedited as per customers’ requirements.
• Customer communication on a daily basis
• Ensuring that all dedicated vehicles are fully utilized.
• Ensuring all deliveries are completed timeously.
• Ensuring customer POD’s are captured at the relevant NDC/Branch
• Stock counts at financial year-end
• Reporting to Internal and external customers
• Ad hoc administration functions

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Logistics/Supply Chain.
• 2- 4 Years experience within a supply chain with a focus on Outbound logistics.
• Advanced MS Office experience.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• SAP Experience being a pre-requisite.

Closing Date 19 February 2026